25 ways to kick your hangover to the kerb—from sandwiches to saunas. Just woken up with a head that feels like the devil’s been drilling foot-long screws into your brain and eyeballs? Well suffer no more by following these helpful remedies that will have you out of bed and on your feet in no time. Containing classic hair-of-the-dog cocktails such as the prairie oyster and the bloody mary, restorative recipes including the classic bacon sandwich, and some of the weirdest and most wonderful cures from around the world, this handy guide will ensure waking up with a sore head on a Sunday is a thing of the past.
From Voltaire to Verlaine and from Hugo to Hemingway, these are the Paris
locations that have influenced modern literature. The book is an elegant
photographic stroll around the bookshops, famous literary restaurants and
storied streets of Europe’s favourite tourist destination. Literary
Landscapes: Paris takes this major European city and with picture perfect
photography, compiles an album of memorable views linked to the words of
Parisian authors, or writers who made Paris their home. It looks at places
where books were written, discussed over dinner, and where ultimately the
books are sold. There are the theatres of Molière, Dumas and Beaumarchais
along with the incredible Palais Garnier opera house and the legend of Le
Fantome by Gaston Leroux. There are the revered bookshops of the Latin Quarter
including the idiosyncratic Shakespeare & Co. There are the classic grand
structures referenced in Victor Hugo novels (and still there) or the mean
streets of George Orwell’s Down and Out in Paris. There are the famous cafes
where authors gathered and wrote, or where artists and philosophers argued:
Les Deux Magots, Café de Flore, Le Procope, La Closerie des Lilas, Prunier, Le
Dôme, La Rotonde and Le Select. There are the bouquinistes ranged in their
green booths along the Seine, as once tended by Jean Genet. And there is the
classic expatriate Paris of Joyce, Stein, Wilde, Hemingway, F. Scott
Fitzgerald and the Beat poets. Literary Landscapes: Paris takes readers on an
exclusive cultural journey, introduced by one of the city’s most engaging
tourist guides. About the Author Sandrine Voillet is a French art historian,
tour leader and TV presenter. After obtaining an MA in Art History at the
École du Louvre in Paris, she worked in the arts sector in different roles,
including work as a curator for a private art collection. In 2007 she
presented a three-part BBC 2 series on the cultural history of Paris,
Sandrine’s Paris, with an accompanying book that detailed the art and literary
highlights from over three centuries of the City of Light. In 2012 she started
a bespoke tour company, leading visitors in the footsteps of artists and
poets. She makes frequent appearances on the History Channel and National
Geographic, talking about affaires culturel in the city that has contributed
so much to the development of art and literature.
Rafa Nadal - The King of the Court is an illustrated biography of one of
tennis' all time greats and winner of an historic 21 Grand Slam titles - a
telegenic, charismatic sportsman with worldwide appeal.
25 drinking games for an epic night out, or in. The government tries to tell us that drinking to excess is bad for us. If that’s the case then why is it so much fun? And the quickest way to achieve drunken nirvana... Drinking Games. The problem with playing drinking games is if it’s a successful event, you won’t remember the rules by the end of it. That’s where this helpful little guide comes in. Outlining the rules for 25 favourite games—with classic card games like Ring of Fire, skill-based ones including Beer Pong, through to timed challenges such as Edward Ciderhands and Power Hour—it’s the essential item to bring any party to life... apart from alcohol, of course!
Novak Djokovic - the greatest of all time follows the life of the record-breaking champion, from winning his first European Championships at the age of fourteen to celebrating his historic 24th Grand Slam title at the US Open in 2023.
Practical advice helping new fathers prepare for the biggest event of their lives. So your partner’s pregnant? If you’re like 99% of the male population, two words will immediately have sprung to mind: great and OMG! Don’t panic, you won’t be the first to freak out at the good news, and this handy little guide is here to talk you though everything that’s going to happen in the nine months before the baby is born, and the first year after the birth. Written with the dad in mind, it’s full of great tips to ease your nerves, fill you with confidence, and make it sound like you know what you’re doing when you talk to other new parents. We’ll start at the beginning with all the basics, teaching you not only the practical stuff like preparing the home, changing your first diaper, what stroller to buy and how to install a car seat, but also ways to deal with a hormonally charged partner that will make you a saint in her eyes, and how to bond with your new baby.
Strhující příběh velkého talentu, touhy po vítězství, zarputilosti, lásky k tenisu i kontroverze. Nejaktuálnější a nejobsáhlejší biografie o Novaku Djokovićovi přináší vedle jeho osobního příběhu i klíčové momenty z dosavadní kariéry. Poutavá kniha plná barevných fotografií sleduje Djokoviće od jeho bouřlivého dětství ve válkou zmítaném Bělehradě přes turnajové začátky, rozhodnutí stát se profesionálem, první grandslamový titul, rodinný život i kontroverze, které hráče provázejí. V knize najdete i analýzy deseti zásadních zápasů, které se pro Djokoviće staly milníky v jeho kariéře, a přehledně graficky zpracované statistiky. Mimořádné odhodlání ho dovedlo k rekordnímu počtu grandslamových výher a Novak Djoković je tak právem nazýván podle mnohých expertů nejlepším tenistou všech dob. Autor knihy Dominic Bliss píše o tenisu již 25 let. Někdejší redaktor magazínu Ace Tennis působil jako korespondent Financial Times a je také autorem dalších knih s tenisovou tematikou.
